SOUTHEAST LOG 9-3-22

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 9-3-22
Next time, let the whales handle it!
PRINCE RUPERT - A local commercial diver has been fined $12,000 for getting too close to a pod of killer whales in Prince Rupert harbor. Officials say the diver also violated rules by circling the whales too closely with his boat before going into the water near the pod. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Trail added to new network
SKAGWAY - The Jánwu Sítʼi/Denver Glacier Trail is now part of the Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN). The 3.2-mile trail is 5 miles from Skagway. THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Time keeps on slippin into the future
KITIMAT - Time sped up again last week in Northwest BC. Whenever BC Hydro goes offline for maintenance, area power is generated by the Rio Tinto's Kemano generators which have a faster cycle rate. The Rio Tinto generators add about 12 seconds to every hour they are online. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL
When you really want those arm rests
SITKA - The TSA found some brass knuckles in luggage at the airport. Police confiscated them. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Eagle gets better roost
JUNEAU - Lady Baltimore has some new digs on Mount Roberts. The Juneau Raptor Center has unveiled a new, larger area for the popular eagle, which has been with the Raptor Center since 2006 when she was brought in with a gunshot wound and it was determined she could be released back into the wild. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE 
Egg-xactly what the town needs!
TERRACE - Daybreak Farms has received permission from the city to double its number of chickens and expand its operations. Daybreak is the only egg producer and grading station in Northwest British Columbia and has been operating in the Terrace area for nearly 70 years, originally as Sampson's Poultry Farm. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Ask the expert
HAINES - Dave Pahl has written a lengthy tome to his favorite tool. Pahl, the founder of Haines' famous hammer museum, has published "The Improved Hammer: A Guide to the Identification, History and Evolutions of the Hammer." THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS
District expects less state money
WRANGELL - The school district expects to have just under $500,000 less state funding this year from last year. Enrollment is expected to be down 50 students since 2019 as many 
parents have chosen to either homeschool or enroll their children in correspondence schools since the start of the COVID pandemic. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL
Say what?
SITKA - Police were advised that a vehicle was stopped on the bridge at midnight with its hazard lights on. Police investigated and were told the occupants of the vehicle were searching for a drill bit that had been lost. The drill bit was located. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Definitely easing on down the road
HAINES - A caller reported that a man in a wheelchair was going down the middle of the Haines Highway. Police were unable to locate the wheelchair. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS
Putting the mounted in Mounted Police
TERRACE -RCMP Constable Mat Clarabut is the first motorcycle officer posted to the Terrace detachment. His father was a Mountie bike officer before him and Clarabut grew up in Terrace. His new territory is extensive, all the way from Haida Gwaii to Kitimat and Burns Lake to Terrace to Atlin. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Three honored by city
PRINCE RUPERT - Three Prince Rupert citizens, Rob Gruber, Teresa Mackereth and Ella Ferland, were recently honored by the city council with the 2022 Civic Recognition Awards. The “Civic Merit Award” represents an award bestowed on an individual who has brought distinction to the community through their outstanding achievement, according to Mayor Lee Brain. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW 
Fatal crash, fire close highway
WHITEHORSE - The Alaska Highway was shut down again last week by a serious vehicle crash, for the second time in the past two weeks. This time a tanker truck exploded into flames on a bridge north of Fort St. John. The driver is believed to have died in the crash. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR
That explains the flat tires!
PETERSBURG - An officer removed a dead porcupine from the road at Libby Straits. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

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